Objective: Research has extensively examined the relationship between social support and health outcomes in older adults. Little is known, however, about the longitudinal associations between distinct dimensions of perceived ...

Lyme disease (LD) is a multisystemic spirochetal illness transmitted through the bite of an infected deer tick. It can manifest in any number and combination of physical, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms, making it ...

Breast cancer, the most common form of cancer in women in the United States, is a threat to most women. Reactions of fear and distress to cancer threat may result in increased cancer risks. The dual process theory of illness ...

Attention is an integral part of information processing that is subject to cognitive changes related to aging. The Attention Networks Test (ANT) measures three attention networks (alerting, orienting and executive attention). ...

Background: In the Bronx, New York, breast cancer is one of the most predominant cancers occurring among women which may subject them to a variety of side effects lingering after treatment. One side effect that can impact ...

Objective: Little research has examined the prevalence of alcohol and substance use in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Even less research has been done to examine the effects of alcohol and drug use on cognition in ...

Context. Home health care has become a critical component of the health care system, providing nursing care for older adults in the home setting.;Objective. To determine the effect of depression, pain and poor cognitive ...

Insight into illness, which has traditionally referred to knowledge and understanding of one's psychotic symptoms, has been found to be poor among individuals with schizophrenia. Less is known about insight into the ...

Objective. Delayed cardiovascular recovery has been implicated in a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and hypertension. Cognitive rumination, sociotropy and spirituality have been hypothesized as ...

The objective of this study was to examine whether there is a difference in Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II, Second Edition (BSID-II) Mental Developmental Index Scale (MDI) and Psychomotor Developmental Index Scale ...